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UNITED STATES PATENT OF IC FRANKLIN J. IVOOD, OF NEIVARK, NEIV JERSEY,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MILTON E.' BLANCHARD,'OF SAME PLACE.

COIN- CONTROLL ED VENDING-MACHINEL SPECIFICATION forming part of.Letters Patent No. 447,267, dated February 24, 1891.

' Application filed December 1, 1890. Serial No. 373,151. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN J. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of-Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Controlled Vending-Machines; and I do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference. being had to the ac companying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in vending-machines, andis designed to provide a device of that class which is of simpleconstruction, andby means of which,v

when operated by the dropping of a coin upon the releasing mechanism,the article desired by the buyer is properly presented and can beremoved from the apparatus, the machine thereby being placed in thecondition to again become automaticallylocked until the mech anism isreleased by the action of a second 00111.

The following description indicates the mode of operation of my improvedvending apparatus, while the claims appended specify the features whichare original, the construction being illustrated in the accompanyingsheet of drawings. I

In said drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of one form of myvending apparatus. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same with a slotted orgrooved shelf drawn partlyout of, the front of the machine andpresenting an article to the buyer, the internal mechanism of themachine having been released and operated by the weight of a coin. Fig.3 is a vertical section, taken on line as in Fig. 1, showing thearrangement of the shelf-releasing mechanism in its locked or holdingengagement with a perforated plate secured to the shelf; and Fig. 4 is asimilar View, the section being taken through line y in Fig. 1,illustrating'a coin dropped into the chute and'having released theholding mechanism from engagement with the shelf, so that the same canbe drawn out as desired.

On Sheet 2, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the apparatus, and Fig. 6 is ahorizontal section taken on line 2 in Fig. 3, Sheet 1; and Fig. 7 is avertical section of the device, clearly illustrating the operation ofthe coin-controlled shelf-releasing mechanism when the shelf and thearticle supported thereon are being pulled out of the apparatus.

On Sheet 3 is illustrated a modified form of construction, and Fig. Sisa horizontal section of the same; Fig. 9, a longitudinal verticalsection; and Figs. 10 and 11 are cross-sections taken through line 1 inFig.8, looking in the direction of arrow 11', showing theshelf-releasing mechanism in its locked and unlocked engagements,respectively.

In said above-described views similar letters of reference are employed.to indicate corresponding parts.

The vending apparatus the construction of which will be described in thefollowing specification is especially adapted for the dispensing of sucharticles as lead or slate pencils, cigars, cigarettes, sticks of candy,&c.

In the above-described views, A designates a casing of wood or othersuitable material provided with a glass or other front, behind which isarranged a goods-containing cham-v ber or compartment to, provided inthe top thereof with a hinged cover or lid a, which can be locked withan ordinary lock and key. This chamber or compartment a is provided withthe goods to be sold-such as pencils the lower article being caused tolie within a groove or slot b in a delivery-shelf b, as will be evidentfrom the drawings. Said shelf extends through an opening a in the frontof the casing and is provided with a finger piece 6 Pins 11 are driveninto the opposite ends of the shelf b, said pins being adapted to slidewithin slots a in the opposite sides of the casing A to limit thelateral movement of the shelf and also to support the same. The chambera is also provided at the back thereof with a forwardly-inclining side athe purpose of which is to cause the lowest pencil to be forcedforwardand to lie within the longitudinal groove 1) in the shelf b.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the easing A is provided directlybehind the ohamthe upper side of the casing, having a slot 0 therein forthe reception of the coin. Of course said chute can be curved, ifdesired, and made to project from the side of the easing, as will beevident. Vithin said chute may be arranged an incline c, which conductsthe coin cl upon a lever c, pivoted at e in the interior of the chute,as will be seen more especially from Figs. 4 and 7. Said 1ever a isprovided with a forwardly-projecting arm 6 extending through an opening'0 in the chute, and has a downwardly-projecting pin 6 upon its underside, and may be provided upon its upper side with a weight a which canbe screwed upon a threaded pin a, as shown. In its normal condition thepin e on the arm 6 extends down through a perforation f in a plate ortongue j", which is attached to the back of the shelf 1), as clearlyshown in Fig. 3. To the under side of said shelf 1) I have attached arod g, preferably of wire, which extends back on one or both sides ofthe chute C, and which is bent at its free end g'to pass through a slotor slots 0 in the sides of the chute directly beneath the end of the arm6 of the lever e. The bottom of the chute C inclines forward, the chutehaving another opening 0*, and directly in front of the same and beneaththe shelf 1) is a coin receptacle or drawer h, which can be pulled outof the front of the casing A, being provided with a knob or pull it andbeing locked by means of an ordinary lock and key.

The operation of the device is as follows: \Vhen a coin has been putinto the slot 0 in the chute C it passes down upon the lever e, causingthe arm e to tilt or be depressed,the coin rolling down between twoparallel guides or ways e 011 the end of the arm 6 until said arm restsupon the bent portion 9' of the bar g, being held in this position bythe slots 0 in the sides of the chute. The coin is prevented frompassing between the guides and off the end of the arm (2 by coming incontact with the inner surface 0 in the back of the chute. At the sametime the arm 6 of the lever has moved upwardly within the opening 0 inthe front of the chute, and the pin 6 has been withdrawn from itsholding engagement with the perforation or hole f in the tonguef,secured to the shelf 1). This is clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. Thedeliveryshelf can now be drawn out, the pencil or other article lying inthe groove I) being drawn out with the shelf,-as will be evident fromFig. 7, and the same. can then be removed by the operator. As soon asthe shelf has been drawn out, the rod g, being secured thereto, iscaused to move forward, the bent portion g sliding forward within theslots 0 the weight of the coin upon the lever causing the latter to tiltstill further as the end g moves from under the arm 6 until the coin isreleased from its engagement with the inner surface of the chute, dropsdown upon the incline in the bottom of the chute, rolls through theopening 0 and passes into the coin-receptacle 7L, as will be evidentfrom Fig. 7. \Vhen the coin has dropped from the lever e the same isreturned to its normal position by the weight 6 on the arm 6 and as soonas the operator releases the shelf 1) springs 17 return said shelf backinto the casing, and the pin e slides up on the chamfered end f of .thetongue f, and again drops into the hole f, while another pencil haspassed down into the groove 1) in the shelf. The pins 1) working withinthe slots in the side of-the casing A, prevent the shelf from beingdrawn out 'far enough to destroy the working of the coin-controlledlooking or holding mechanism.

On Sheet 3 I have shown a modified form of construction, in which thelever 6 extends on opposite sides of the chute, as will be seen moreclearly from Fig. 9. In this case the arm (2 of the lever e engages withthe under side of a rod 2', which is hinged at the back to the casing A.A pin 2'' on the under side of the forward end of said hinged rodengages with a perforation or hole f in the tonguef, secured to theshelf 1). Otherwise the construction of the deviceis similar to thatshown and described in connection with the figures on Sheets 1 and 2 ofthe drawings. In this form of construction when a coin has been droppedinto the chute C it passes down upon the arm 6 of the lever 6 until saidarm rests upon the rod g, secured to the under side of the shelf b. Thecoin is held by the upper edge of a slot or opening in the side of thecasing A, as will be evident from Fig. J. lVhen the lever c has thusbeen tilted, the hinged rod '6 has become raised and its pin 2' removedfrom the perforation f in the tongue f, as shown in Fig. 11, and theshelf 12 is free to be pulled out. At the same time the rod g passesfrom beneath the arm 6 of the lever e, which allows the coin to bedropped into a receptacle A, which maybe secured to the side of thecasing A, as shown, and which can be provided with a locked door or adrawer, as will be understood. lVhen the coin has dropped from the levere, the weight on the opposite arm 6 of the lever causes the latter toreturn to its original position, and when the shelf is returned withinthe casing by means of its tension-springs b, the pin it on arm '6 isagain forced into its holding engagement with the shelf until releasedby the dropping of another coin into the chute. The delivery-shelf b canbe supported by the pins b working in the slots 0. in the sides of thecasing A; but, if desirable, said shelf can be made to slide uponcleats, as will be evident.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to the exactform and construc= tion herein shown, as I am well aware that theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts may be varied withoutdeparting from the scope of my present invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In acoin-controlled vending-machine,

the combination, with a delivery-shelf and a coin-chute, of a fulcrumedlever adapted to engage with said shelf to hold the same in its vlockedposition, and a rod attached to saidshelf extending back therefrom intosaid chute beneath the coin-operated end of said lever, said rod beingadapted to slide forward as the shelf is being withdrawn, therebycausing said lever to tilt still further and cause the coin to drop intoacoin-receptacle, for the purposes set forth.

2. In a coin-controlled vending-machine, the 'combination, with a casingand a goodscontaining chamber, of a delivery-shelf provided with alongitudinally-placed groove, said shelf being provided with aperforated tongue, a chute within said casing having a fulcrumed leverWithin the same, one end of which projects from an openingin said chuteand is provided with a pin adapted in its unoperated position to be heldin locked engagement with said perforated tongue on the delivery-shelf,said lever being adapted to be tilted by a coin dropped into the chute,disengaging said pin from said perforated tongue, and being providedwith a guide on its free end within the chute, and means connected withsaid delivery-shelf and extending back therefrom beneath the coinholding end of the lever, whereby the lever and its coin are held in itstilted position to allowthe withdrawal of the delivery-shelf, andwhereby when the shelf is operated thelever is free to tilt stillfurther and the coin can drop from said guide on lever into acoin-receiving compartment, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a coin-controlled vending-machine,

the combination, with a casing and a goods-.

containing chamber, of a delivery-shelf provided with a longitudinalgroove, said shelf being spring-actuated and provided with a perforatedtongue, achute within said casing having a lever fulcrumed within thesame, one end of which projects from an openingin said chute andisprovided withapin adapted in its [inoperative position to be held inlocked engagement with said perforated tongue on the delivery-shelf,said lever being adapted to be tilted by a coin dropped into the chute,thereby disengaging said pin from said perforated tongue, and a rodconnected with the bottom of the delivery-shelf and extending backtherefrom, being bent at a right angle, or approximately so, at its freeend, and said bent portion passing through a slot in the side of thechute and projecting beneath the coinoperated end of the lever, wherebysaid lever is held-in its tilted position and the coin is caused toengage with the inner surface of the chute and is held, and whereby whenthe shelf is operated said rod moves forward and the bent portion slideswithin the slot in the chute and the lever is free to tilt still furtherand coin can drop into'a receiving-compartment, as and for the purposesset forth.

4. In a coin-controlled vending apparatus, the combination, with. acoin-chute and its coin-controlled mechanism, of a delivery-shelfprovided with a longitudinal groove, .and a rod secured to said shelfand sliding inslots in said chute and being in sliding engagement withthe coin-controlled mechanism, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a coin-controlled vending apparatus, the combination, with a chuteprovided with a fulcru med lever having a guide on its free end' withinthe chute, of a grooved delivery-shelf and a tongue on said shelf inengagement with the opposite end of the coin-controlled lever, and a rodsecured to said shelf and sliding in a slot in said chute engaging withthe under side of the coin-operated lever, as and for the purposes setforth.

6. In a coin-controlled vending apparatus, the combination, with adelivery-shelf provided with a longitudinal groove and a coinchute, of afulcrumed lever in said chute adapted to engage with said shelf to holdthesame in its locked position, and a rod secured to said shelf andslidingiu aslotin said chute engaging with the under side of thecoin-operated lever, as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a coin-controlled vending apparatus, the combination, with thecase and the goodsdelivery drawer adapted to slide therein,- and acoin-receptacle, of a chute provided with a coin-controlled lever, oneend of which is provided with a guide, while its .opposite end projectsfrom an opening in said chute and is held in locking engagement with atongue on the delivery-drawer, said lever, when 0perated' by means of acoin, being released from saidtongue and tilted so that the coin is heldbetween the guides and the inner surface 0 of the chute, a rod securedto the delivery-shelf, sliding in a slotin said chute, and engaging withthe under side of the coin-0perated lever, said rod sliding forward inthe slot as the shelf is being withdrawn, thereby causing said lever totilt still further, whereby the coin is dropped upon an incline in the,bottom of the chute and rolls into the coinreceiving receptacle, as andfor the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 28th day of November, 1890.

FRANKLIN J. \VOOD.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, M. ELVIN BLANCHARD.

